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Middletown Dreams Lyrics

The office door closed earlyThe hidden bottle came outThe salesman turned to close the blindsA little slow now, a little stoutBut he's still heading down those tracksAny day now for sureAnother day as drab as todayIs more than a man can endure

[Chorus:]Dreams flow across the heartlandFeeding on the firesDreams transport desiresDrive you when you're downDreams transport the ones who need to get out of town

The boy walks with his best friendThrough the fields of early MayThey walk awhile in silenceOne close, one far awayBut he'd be climbing on that busJust him and his guitarTo blaze across the heavensLike a brilliant shooting star

The middle aged MadonnaCalls her neighbor on the phoneDay by day the seasons passAnd leave her life aloneBut she'll go walking out that doorOn some bright afternoonTo go and paint big cities

From a lonely attic room

It's understoodBy every single personWho'd be elsewhere if they couldSo far so goodAnd life's not unpleasantIn their little neighborhood